瞒天过海 mán tiān guò hǎi

to achieve one's aim by underhanded means

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 34695th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
  2. 2. to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
瞒 mán HSK 6
to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
过 guò HSK 2
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things